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Rutland and Melton

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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish
the price for which the Saint Helena Government sold commercial fishing licences to
the Argos Fishing Company in (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish
the (a) permitted geographic catch locations and (b) permitted species and catch volumes
under licenses sold by the Saint Helena Government to the Argos Fishing Company in
(i) 2016, (ii) 2017 and (iii) 2018.

<p>The sale of commercial fishing licenses<ins class="ministerial">, and conditions
within the licenses such as location and target species, are</ins> <del class="ministerial">is</del>
the responsibility of the St Helena Government.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish
the income from fishing vessel registration fees paid to the Saint Helena Government
by the Argos Fishing Company in the years (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish
the level of subsidy paid to the Saint Helena Fisheries Corporation from the UK public
purse in the years (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the terms
and conditions are under which fishing licenses are sold by the Saint Helena Government;
how conditions on those licences are enforced by the Saint Helena Government; and
if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the bilateral
agreements between the UK and Malta, including the agreement that Maltese citizens
can receive free healthcare treatment in the UK, will be maintained after the UK leaves
the EU.

<p>​There are no plans to change existing reciprocal healthcare arrangements between
the United Kingdom and The Republic of Malta following the United Kingdom's departure
from the European Union. The UK Government wants to continue our existing arrangements
with Malta, so that no-one faces sudden changes to how they obtain healthcare. Discussions
about how to achieve this aim are continuing.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference
to the oral contribution by the Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
to the Foreign Affairs Committee on The future of the UK Overseas Territories on 18
December 2018, Q221, HC1464 and section 51(2) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering
Act 2018, on what date his Department will require the Governments of Overseas Territories
to introduce publicly accessible registers of the beneficial ownership of companies
within their jurisdictions; and whether that date is consistent with the 31 December
2020 target in section 51(2) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.

<p>The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 states that “the Secretary of
State must no later than 31 December 2020, prepare a draft Order in Council requiring
the government of any British Overseas Territory that has not introduced a publicly
accessible register of the beneficial ownership of companies within its jurisdiction
to do so”.</p><p>The UK Government will therefore prepare the draft legislation by
this date, requiring an Overseas Territory that has not introduced a public register,
to do so by December 2023. This is consistent with the both the Act and the Government’s
call for all countries to make public registers the global norm by 2023.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department
has deprioritised any Statutory Instruments in relation to the UK leaving the EU;
and if he will publish the criteria his Department uses to deprioritise those Instruments.

<p>​In preparation for no deal, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has laid
Statutory Instruments (SIs) relating to sanctions, the Kimberley Process and the Overseas
Territories, under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act (2018) and EU Withdrawal
Act (2018). On sanctions, the FCO decided to lay Regulations before exit for those
regimes with particular UK interests and where the EU's designations might change
after exit. It was decided that it was not necessary to have a full domestic SI in
place for other regimes for exit day, because it was possible to rely on retained
EU law for a period.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department
has spent on (a) taxis, (b) first class train tickets and (c) business class air travel
in each of the last four years.

<p>The FCO is by definition a global organisation which uses travel as an essential
part of its role.</p><p>FCO Policy is that public transport should be used whenever
possible. All FCO staff are directed to use standard class for rail travel unless
there are exceptional circumstances. Prior line management approval must be given.</p><p>FCO
staff travelling by air are required to book the lowest standard fare possible, subject
to budget holder approval. FCO officials may fly business class only if the flight
is ten hours or longer, or on flights of more than 5 hours in exceptional circumstances.</p><p>The
FCO's expenditure on taxi, First class rail and Business class air travel is detailed
in the table below. The figures on First class rail and Business class represent travel
booked through the Government's nominated travel agency.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial
Year</p></td><td><p>Taxi Travel</p></td><td><p>First Class Rail Travel</p></td><td><p>Business
Class Air Travel</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£0.3m</p></td><td><p>£38,081</p></td><td><p>£4.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£0.3m</p></td><td><p>£24,455</p></td><td><p>£5.2m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£0.3m</p></td><td><p>£19,724</p></td><td><p>£6.1m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£1.4m</p></td><td><p>£1,590</p></td><td><p>£5.4m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£1.3m</p></td><td><p>£3,057</p></td><td><p>£4.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£1.7m</p></td><td><p>£2,597</p></td><td><p>£4.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£1.5m</p></td><td><p>£142</p></td><td><p>£3.3m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£1.4m</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£5.7m</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) business
class, (b) economy class and (c) first-class tickets for air travel his Department
purchased in each of the past four years.